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Quiz about I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

'I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou Quiz

A few questions on the first of Maya Angelou's autobiographies. This one deals with her childhood.

A multiple-choice quiz by plumbus. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
plumbus

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
164,134

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
978

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. In which town does Maya spend her early childhood from the age of three? Hint

Stamps, Arkansas

Little Rock, Alabama

Stamps, Alabama

Little Rock, Arkansas

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was Maya Angelou's name originally and the name by which she is known throughout the book? Hint

Margaret Johnson

Marguerite Johnson

Mia Johnson

Margaret Angelou

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Question 3 of 10

3. Maya's parents were separated and living in different cities.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. When Maya was seven, she and her brother Bailey went to live with their mother and their maternal grandmother in St.Louis. What was their maternal grandmother's surname? Hint

Baker

Andrews

Angelou

Baxter

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Question 5 of 10

5. From what school did Maya graduate at the age of twelve? Hint

Stamps High School

Little Rock High School

Toussaint L'Ouverture Grammar School

Lafayette County Training School

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Question 6 of 10

6. At the age of eight Maya is raped by her mother's boyfriend, Mr.Freeman. What happens to him? Hint

He is found dead.

He gets hounded out of town.

He is imprisoned for a long time.

He gets away with it.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What was Maya's father's name? Hint

Frank

Willie

Bailey Snr.

John

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why was Bertha Flowers important to Maya? Hint

she was an educated woman who gave her an interest in literature

she was like a mother to her

she was Maya's teacher

she sponsored Maya's education

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Question 9 of 10

9. When she was thirteen, Maya moved back to live with her mother and maternal grandmother who had moved to California. In which city was this? Hint

Oakland

Bakersfield

Los Angeles

San Francisco

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Question 10 of 10

10. The last event in the book is Maya finishing high school and preparing for university.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In which town does Maya spend her early childhood from the age of three?

Answer: Stamps, Arkansas

Maya describes Stamps as a town where, "a light shade had been pulled down between the Black community and all things white".

2. What was Maya Angelou's name originally and the name by which she is known throughout the book?

Answer: Marguerite Johnson

Her maiden name was Johnson and Maya was a nickname that originated in her brother calling her 'mya sister'.

3. Maya's parents were separated and living in different cities.

Answer: True

Her mother lived in St.Louis while her father lived in Southern California. After their separation the children were sent to live with their paternal grandmother, the formidable Annie Johnson.

4. When Maya was seven, she and her brother Bailey went to live with their mother and their maternal grandmother in St.Louis. What was their maternal grandmother's surname?

Answer: Baxter

Grandmother Baxter was an equally formidable woman who was a "precinct captain" and had "the leverage to deal with even the lowest crook without fear".

5. From what school did Maya graduate at the age of twelve?

Answer: Lafayette County Training School

Maya attended two schools which were for black students only in the segregation of the 1930s: Lafayette in Stamps and Toussaint L'Ouverture in St.Louis. She returned to Stamps from St.Louis after a year where she completed the first part of her education.

6. At the age of eight Maya is raped by her mother's boyfriend, Mr.Freeman. What happens to him?

Answer: He is found dead.

Freeman was sentenced to 1 year and one day's imprisonment but his lawyer managed to get him released without him serving any of it. Later he was found dead "in the lot behind the slaughterhouse".

"The policeman said, 'Seems like he was dropped there. Some say he was kicked to death.'"

7. What was Maya's father's name?

Answer: Bailey Snr.

Bailey Snr. was idolised by his children but he was a vain and self-centred man.

8. Why was Bertha Flowers important to Maya?

Answer: she was an educated woman who gave her an interest in literature

Bertha Flowers had a dignity that impressed Maya from an early age and gave her the insight into what could be achieved in life.

9. When she was thirteen, Maya moved back to live with her mother and maternal grandmother who had moved to California. In which city was this?

Answer: San Francisco

Although they lived temporarily with Grandmother Johnson in Los Angeles, they settled down with their mother's family in San Francisco.

10. The last event in the book is Maya finishing high school and preparing for university.

Answer: False

Maya becomes pregnant at sixteen and at the end of the book has just been delivered of a baby boy.

"....I patted my son's body lightly and went back to sleep."

Source: Author plumbus

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